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If global temperatures reach two degrees Celsius about pre-industrial levels, 30,000 additional people will die in Chinese cities every year.

A Half-Degree Temperature Rise Will Kill 30,000 in China Per Year

By Dan Robitzski

Andrew Yang says it's too late to stop some of the effects of climate change, and we should all migrate uphill to avoid floods.

Yang’s Climate Plan: “Start Moving Our People to Higher Ground”

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists found evidence that decade-long "megadroughts" devastated native societies in the Southwest. And another megadrought is on the way.

Research: Decade-Long “Megadrought” Could Roast American Southwest

By Dan Robitzski

According to new research, global warming in the 20th century happened more quickly and pervasively than at any other time in the past 2,000 years.

New Research: Global Temp Rising at Fastest Rate in 2,000 Years

By Kristin Houser

A new study suggests that C. auris evolved the ability to infect and kill humans thanks to climate change, specifically rising global temperatures.

Climate Change May Have Prepared This Superbug to Kill Humans

By Kristin Houser

A letter signed by 24 prominent scientists called on the U.N. to declare wartime destruction of the environment a war crime.

Scientists: Harming the Environment Should Be a War Crime

By Dan Robitzski

A major conservation organization just added over 7,000 more species to its endangered "Red List." The next stop on the list is extinction.

Climate Change Poised to Eradicate Over 7,000 More Species

By Dan Robitzski

As the world continues to heat up from climate change, tens of thousands of important archaeological sites throughout the Arctic will be destroyed.

Climate Change Is Destroying Greenland’s Historic Viking Towns

By Dan Robitzski

We need to create a World Carbon Bank to incentivize developing nations to go green, according to Harvard University economist Kenneth Rogoff.

Economist Calls for World Carbon Bank to Fight Climate Change

By Kristin Houser

If our climate crisis continues unchecked, the global poor will face the greatest burden while the rich pay to escape the problem altogether.

“Climate Apartheid” Is Imminent. Only the Rich Will Survive.

By Dan Robitzski

A town in southern France called Villevieille just hit the country's hottest ever recorded temperature of 45.1 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit).

Climate Change Update: France Just Hit Highest Recorded Temp

By Victor Tangermann

To prevent farm animals from contribute to methane emissions, scientists suggest feeding them foods less likely to produce the greenhouse gas.

Gut Microbe Manipulation Could End Climate-Destroying Sheep Farts

By Kristin Houser

Contrails given off by airplanes contribute more to global warming than we thought. By 2050, they'll warm the planet twice as much as the plane's emissions.

Airplane Contrails Might Actually be a Problem for the Environment

By Dan Robitzski

Sydney became the first major Australian city to declare a state of emergency to prevent the worst effects of climate change on Monday.

Sydney Is in a State of Emergency to Fight Climate Change

By Dan Robitzski

Ocean waves are slamming plastic pollution against an island's coastline, causing a potentially dangerous plastic crust to form on the rocks.

Why Is a Strange Plastic Crust Spreading on This Island’s Coast?

By Kristin Houser

US Presidential Candidate Plans to End Fossil Fuel Industry

US Presidential Candidate Plans to End Fossil Fuel Industry

By Dan Robitzski

Dozens of newly-uncovered climate studies that were buried by Trump's USDA reveal how major foods like rice are becoming less nutritious.

Trump Admin. Hid Climate Reports Warning of New Dangers

By Dan Robitzski

The first expedition for Boaty McBoatface has taught researchers something new about how climate change in Antarctic waters affects the rest of the world.

Boaty McBoatface Makes Major Discovery on Maiden Voyage

By Kristin Houser

Earlier this month, researchers from Australia's Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration published research containing a dire warning: prevent and reverse climate change or face the end of human civilization as we know it.

Doomsday Report Author: Earth’s Leaders Have Failed

By Dan Robitzski

Experts argue that geoengineering, the umbrella term for hacking the planet to mitigate climate change, could lead to global conflict.

How Geoengineering Could Lead to World War III

By Dan Robitzski

A new report finds that the U.S. military is the single largest producer of greenhouse gasses in the world, emitting more carbon than several countries.

The War on Terror is Murdering the Environment

By Dan Robitzski

The Canadian government has announced it will ban single-use plastics by 2021. It will examine scientific evidence first to come up with a list of items.

Canada Announces Ban on Single-Use Plastics

By Victor Tangermann

Training Advanced AIs is Surprisingly Terrible for the Environment

Training Advanced AIs is Surprisingly Terrible for the Environment

By Victor Tangermann

Robert Downey Jr. Wants to Clean Up Earth With Robots and AI

Robert Downey Jr. Wants to Clean Up Earth With Robots and AI

By Victor Tangermann

A distressing Australian climate change analysis has some pretty bad news: human civilization is set out to collapse by 2050 if we ignore climate change.

New Research: Human Civilization Will Likely Collapse By 2050

By Victor Tangermann

As the planet heats up, climate change has melted the snow off of Mt. Everest, revealing the remains of long-dead climbers.

Climate Change Is Thawing out the Corpses on Mt. Everest

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists from Stanford University are arguing that we should be converting methane into more carbon dioxide to help with climate change.

Scientists’ Startling Idea to Fight Climate Change: More CO2

By Victor Tangermann

When Victor Vescovo broke the record for deepest ocean dive, he noticed what he believes was a plastic bag and some candy wrappers in the deep sea.

Diver Reaches Record Ocean Depth — and Finds a Plastic Bag

By Kristin Houser

A research center at Cambridge University will explore how to fight climate change with geoengineering solutions like re-freezing the North and South Pole.

Cambridge Researchers Want to Re-Freeze the Earth’s Poles

By Dan Robitzski

More than 180 nations, not including the United States, have agreed to new rules controlling the movement of plastic waste globally.

United States Refuses to Join Plastic Waste Pact

By Kristin Houser

A team from Berkeley has found a way to make recycled plastic far more useful by breaking the bonds between chemicals in the material.

This New Plastic Can Be Recycled Repeatedly

By Kristin Houser

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says melting sea ice in the Arctic is "opening new naval passageways and new opportunities for trade."

Tone-Deaf US Official: Melting Sea Ice Offers Trade Opportunities

By Kristin Houser

A team of researchers from Germany and Canada are proposing to turn old air conditioning units into devices that can turn harmful CO2 into fuel.

Retrofitted Air Conditioners Could Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Fuel

By Victor Tangermann

Startup Prometheus is developing a machine that pulls carbon out of the atmosphere and transforms it into usable gasoline.

This Startup’s Making Tech to Convert Air Pollution Into Gasoline

By Kristin Houser

British startup Arborea will test the ability of its "BioSolar Leaf" technology to pull pollution from the air through a newly announced pilot project.

“BioSolar Leaf” Tech Will Pull Pollution from London Air

By Kristin Houser

In his new book, Oxford professor Young-hae Chi theorizes that invisible aliens are creating alien-human hybrids, perhaps as a response to climate change.

Oxford Academic: Invisible Aliens Are Breeding With Humans

By Kristin Houser

The governor of Puerto Rico just signed a bill that will quickly move the island away from non-renewable energy sources within the next few decades.

Puerto Rico Will Stop Burning Coal Next Year

By Dan Robitzski

Almost every active nuclear reactor in the U.S. is unprepared for flooding and storm surge caused by climate change; industry groups chose not to act.

Climate Change Could Cause Fukushima-Style Meltdowns in the US

By Dan Robitzski

Listen Up, Entrepreneurs: It’s Time to Launch Your Clean Water Solution

Listen Up, Entrepreneurs: It’s Time to Launch Your Clean Water Solution

By Rachelle Dragani

Climate change is affecting when the spring season starts, and as a result, more people are suffering from seasonal allergies, says study.

Climate Change May Be Giving You Seasonal Allergies

By Kristin Houser

The EU voted on Wednesday to support plans for the elimination of most uses of single-use plastic, including cutlery, straws, and plastic plates.

The EU Approved a Ban on Single-Use Plastics

By Victor Tangermann

Members of the growing BirthStrike movement are publicly announcing their decision to forgo parenthood in the face of climate catastrophe.

“BirthStrikers” Refuse to Reproduce Because of Climate Change

By Kristin Houser

First noticed in 2016, the Australian government recently confirmed the first mammalian extinction that was caused by human-induced climate change.

Climate Change Just Wiped out Its First Mammal

By Dan Robitzski

A Call to Action on the First Day of Spring to Help Our Planet

A Call to Action on the First Day of Spring to Help Our Planet

By Dan Lambe, president of the Arbor Day Foundation

In the past, purifying water before splitting it into hydrogen was too costly. Now, there's a way to save money and use saltwater instead.

New Technique Turns Seawater Into Hydrogen Fuel

By Dan Robitzski

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced a plan to "climate-proof" Lower Manhattan by building the area out into the East River.

Mayor Announces $10 Billion Plan to Save NYC From Rising Seas

By Kristin Houser

Researchers predict winter won't exist in Australia by 2050. Instead, Australians will experience three seasons: autumn, spring, and "new summer."

By 2050, Winter Will No Longer Exist in Australia, Say Researchers

By Kristin Houser

New research suggests that dimming sunlight through geoengineering, if done moderately, could lessen the effects of climate change with few side effects.

New Research: Dimming the Sun Wouldn’t be That Bad

By Dan Robitzski

Fire Resistant Homes could help prevent extreme weather damage from climate change

New Fire-Resistant Homes the Next Line of Defense From Wildfires

To address the world's plastic problem, startup Loliware has created seaweed straws that can be composted or allowed to biodegrade in the ocean.

Seaweed Straw “Looks, Feels, and Acts Like Plastic,” Says Startup

By Kristin Houser

According to a new poll, more than a third of young people agree that couples should consider climate change before deciding to have children.

Climate Change Has Young People Questioning Having Kids

By Kristin Houser

By pumping unfiltered coal dust into the atmosphere, a processing plant in the Russian town of Kiselyovsk has caused black snow to fall on the region.

Horrifying “Black Snow” Blankets Russian Towns

By Kristin Houser

Lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez noted in an Instagram Live video that young people might wonder if it's OK to have children in the face of climate change.

AOC: Facing Down Climate Change, Should We “Still Have Children?”

By Kristin Houser

A new analysis shows that there's only a one-in-a-million chance that climate change could have been caused by anything other than humanity.

Scientists Are 99.9999 Percent Sure Humans Caused Climate Change

By Dan Robitzski

New research explains the role of cloud cover in climate change. If we keep burning fossil fuels, the clouds will go away and climate change will worsen.

Climate Change Is Eliminating Clouds. Without Them, Earth Burns

By Dan Robitzski

Famed investor Warren Buffett warned in his annual letter of a "megacatastrophe," which he said will cause unprecedented havoc.

Warren Buffett Warns of Upcoming “Megacatastrophe”

By Jon Christian

The senators and representatives who oppose the Green New Deal have accepted several times more fossil fuel money than its supporters.

Senators Opposing Green New Deal Are Drowning in Fossil Fuel Cash

By Dan Robitzski

The University of Cambridge has launched a new center focused on finding ways to use AI to address problems with the environment.

Cambridge: AI Might Help Us Avoid “Environmental Catastrophe”

By Kristin Houser

The benefits of lab-grown meat will depend on scientists' ability to produce it sustainably, and right now, we don't know if that's even possible.

Lab-Grown Meat Could Be Worse for the Environment

By Kristin Houser

The Australian government is gearing up to plant a billion new trees, as part of a vast campaign aimed to meet the climate targets.

Australia Is Planting a Billion Trees to Fight Climate Change

By Jon Christian

An ambitious new analysis found that there's space to plant 1.2 trillion new trees — a number that would absorb more carbon than human emissions.

Research: Planting Trillions of Trees Could Cancel Out CO2 Emissions

By Jon Christian

This self-sustaining livable yacht has everything you'd need to live off the grid if climate change rendered the land uninhabitable.

Ride out Climate Change in This $5.5 Million Self-Sustaining Yacht

By Kristin Houser

An interactive maps show how climate change will make 540 North American cities feel like completely different locations by 2080.

Terrifying App Shows How Climate Change Will Transform 540 Cities

By Kristin Houser

Los Angeles Axes Plan For Billions of Dollars In Fossil Fuel Investments

Los Angeles Axes Plan For Billions of Dollars In Fossil Fuel Investments

By Dan Robitzski